Dr. Khalid Khan

Biography

Dr Khalid Khan joined the School of Education in March 2014 as a Lecturer in Education (Mathematics). Khalid has a PhD in pure mathematics specialising in Differential Geometry, a Master’s degree in Information Technology and has had more than 14 years’ experience in secondary education (K-12). Khalid’s overall experience in teaching and research encompasses more than 25 years working across all year levels including graduate, post-graduate and Master’s degree courses. Over the past 10 years, Dr Khan has held teaching positions in the Department of Mathematics, Aligarh Muslim University in India; the Faculty of Engineering, Charles Darwin University; and at St John’s College, Darwin. St John’s College caters for Indigenous students from remote communities who board at the College to complete their education. Students come from a wide variety of locations like the East Kimberly region, Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands, and Wes Papua. While working at St John’s, Khalid successfully engaged Indigenous students using the pedagogies and strategies developed over his significant mathematics career. Khalid also has experience teaching Information Technology and Design and Technology courses at different year levels and has been involved in the professional development of mathematics teachers. He loves mathematics an is a passionate advocate of using ICT in mathematics teaching. Khalid’s research focus is on mathematics education and his PhD investigated the Geometry of Sub-manifolds—a specialised branch involving Geometry and Calculus. He has published more than 20 research papers in this field. In India, Khalid was involved with the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad, which identifies exceptionally talented students in mathematics at the middle and higher secondary levels. Khalid finds great satisfaction in inspiring young people and igniting their love of mathematics.

Research Interest

He loves mathematics an is a passionate advocate of using ICT in mathematics teaching. Khalid’s research focus is on mathematics education and his PhD investigated the Geometry of Sub-manifolds—a specialised branch involving Geometry and Calculus. He has published more than 20 research papers in this field. In India, Khalid was involved with the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad, which identifies exceptionally talented students in mathematics at the middle and higher secondary levels. Khalid finds great satisfaction in inspiring young people and igniting their love of mathematics.